OB Technician - Certified (FH)

Surgical Services Scrub Assistant

Functions as Scrub Assistant. Sets-up tables and prepares room for procedures. Ensures sufficient sterile supplies and instruments on the Unit. Performs transport duties.

Job Responsibility

• Surgical Responsibilities
  • Scrubs hands and arms, dons gown and gloves.
  • Sets-up operating room tray, arranging instruments, sponges, sutures, and dressings.
  • Assists surgical team during surgery by passing instruments, sponges, and dressings.
• Demonstrates cooperative participation as a member of the nursing team. Assists RN's in the orientation of new staff to scrub position.
• Reports pertinent events during the course of the shift's activity i.e., equipment, supplies.
• Requests information and guidance when needed from RN's.
• Compiles assignments in a timely fashion, reports to the nurse in charge when arriving and leaving area.
• Performs the duties of a messenger for interdepartmental needs. Answers phones and transports patients by wheelchair and stretcher.

Delivery Room Responsibilities

• Appropriately utilizes aseptic techniques. Identifies and observes breaks in aseptic technique and reports this to RN. Surgically scrubs for OBS and GYN procedures.
• Sets-up tables and prepares room for OBS procedures in LDR's and delivery rooms.
• Prepares patient for delivery in LDR's.
• Cleans instruments and equipment to be returned for sterilizing (When indicated wrap and label instruments before sterilization.) Checks sterile equipment for expiration dates.
• Ensures sufficient sterile supplies and instruments on the unit to meet the needs of the shift (Red top tubes, cotton swabs, etc.).
• Transports stillborn to the morgue as required.
• Strips patients' beds and prepare bed, stretchers, and delivery tables for new admissions On 3-11 and 11-7 shifts make beds stretchers, and delivery tables.

Patient Care Responsibilities

• Receives patient report and assignment from RN in charge.
• Makes rounds on assigned post partum patients.
• Answers call lights as necessary for post partum patients.
• Offers oral hygiene to patients, clears overbed tables and prepare patients for meals.
• Take temps as directed.
• Prepare patients for transport, if transport is needed.
• For bed bound patients; bed pan, turn and position when necessary. Make rounds to assure all patients are clean and dry.
• Place utensils and supplies in bedside stands as needed (i.e., discharged patients and transfers.)
• For new admissions; orient patient, assist patient to undress, obtain specimens, take temperature, pulse, respirations, weight and height, and place monitoring strap on patient.
• Assist with examinations and procedures as necessary.
• Administers enemas, perform abdominal and perineal shave when directed.
• Measures and records first void specimens on all post partum patients; measures and records hourly outputs on all post cesarean section patients.
• Assists patients with personal hygiene; administer pericare.
• Provides baby care as needed.
• Identifies and observes changes in patient status and report this to RN.

Environmental Responsibilities

• Stocks labor and Delivery area daily.
• Stocks admitting rooms with OB Admission Packs and other needed supplies (Monitor paper, belts, speculums, etc.)
• Makes unoccupied beds and stretchers and assures that there is a pillow for each bed.
• Maintains non-patient areas in neat and orderly condition.
• Assures rolling equipment is clean.
• Reports missing or damaged equipment. Report shortages to RN's.
• Defrosts and cleans refrigerators.
• Cleans closet, drawers, and equipment.
• Stocks soap dispensers for hand scrubbing.

Performs related duties, as required.

ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Successful completion from a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologist, and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), required.
• Must be and remain in good standing with NYS regulations, required.
• Prior PCA, fetal monitoring and Labor & Delivery experience, preferred.
• Candidate must be female (BFOQ). Ability to lift, turn and position patients, required. Ability to communicate effectively.

Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).